Carter vs. The Bureaucrats
President Carter, who has declared that civil service reform was "absolutely vital," has not yet pushed his proposals through Congress. For the past two weeks he has waged a lobbying campaign, meeting with members of Congress, business executives and newspaper editors. One day, he even ventured into enemy territory by participating in a public meeting in Fairfax, Va., a suburban county where it is estimated that 40% of the families have at least one member who works for the Federal Government.
The President was at his understated, low-key best, and if he did not convince his skeptical audience, he...
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